How did AeroVironment Inc (AVAV) surprise investors with its report?

AeroVironment Inc [AVAV] stock is trading at $278.07, up 2.09%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The AVAV shares have gain 46.62% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 57.65%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

AeroVironment Inc [NASDAQ: AVAV] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on June 24, 2025, when Stifel initiated its Buy rating and assigned the stock a price target of $240. Previously, Raymond James upgraded its rating to Strong Buy on April 08, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $200. On November 20, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy and revised its price target to $230 on the stock. Jefferies downgraded its rating to a Hold but stick to its price target of $240 on November 12, 2024. Raymond James downgraded its rating to a Mkt Perform. Robert W. Baird upgraded its rating to Outperform for this stock on August 28, 2024, and upped its price target to $220. In a note dated August 28, 2024, Alembic Global Advisors upgraded an Overweight rating on this stock but restated the target price of $216.

AeroVironment Inc [AVAV] stock has fluctuated between $102.25 and $272.57 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $187 within the next 12 months. AeroVironment Inc [NASDAQ: AVAV] shares were valued at $278.07 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -32.75% based on the average AVAV price forecast.

Analyzing the AVAV fundamentals

AeroVironment Inc [NASDAQ:AVAV] reported sales of 820.63M for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 39.63%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.4% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.05%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.05%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.06%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.04, Equity is 0.05 and Total Capital is 0.04. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.04.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 270.06 points at the first support level, and at 262.04 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 286.04, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 294.00.

Ratios To Look Out For

For context, AeroVironment Inc’s Current Ratio is 3.52. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 2.69, while the Cash Ratio is 0.24. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 15.48, the price to book ratio is 8.87 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 180.17.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Nawabi Wahid, Chair, President and CEO, that happened on Mar 24 ’25 when 29366.0 shares were sold. Officer, WAHID NAWABI completed a deal on Mar 24 ’25 to buy 29366.0 shares. Meanwhile, Sr. VP and CFO McDonnell Kevin Patrick sold 396.0 shares on Dec 02 ’24.

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